R PUENTE TRUCKING INC

DBA PUENTE TRUCKING
USDOT 685686MC-Docket MC318702BAKERSFIELD, CA
Review before tendering18 power units

R PUENTE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 685686) in BAKERSFIELD, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1999-06-13 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-04) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2026-03-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-10-12 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-11-02

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.83
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.29

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
18
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
18
Total drivers
18
Years in business
29
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
8.3%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
11.8%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
3 times last 2026-03-04
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-10-14
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1999-06-13
Last compliance review
2010-10-12 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

27
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
28
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-03-12 → 2026-05-14.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
13 0 2026-03-05
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
9 1 2026-05-14
General safety regulations 390
3 0 2026-03-05
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 2 2025-10-21
CDL standards 383
1 1 2025-06-04

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-05 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2026-03-05 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Air towing vehicle unable to actuate trailer parking/emergency brakes manually
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-04 Driver Fitness Endorsements - (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper endorsements on operators license OOS
2025-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2024-12-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-14 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2026-03-05 CA · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-INAT
Unsafe driving 392 16AD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43B-BATV
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2025-12-03 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 30-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2025-10-21 CA · Level 5 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-10-02 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-07-09 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-06-04 CA · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2024-12-19 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2024-05-06 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b) OOS
2024-03-16 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-12 CA · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)
General safety regulations 390 21T(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)

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